Iwakura Tomomi

Iwakura Tomomi (岩倉 具視?, October 26, 1825 – July 20, 1883) was a Japanese statesman during the Bakumatsu and Meiji period. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait.

Read more about Iwakura Tomomi:  Early Life, As Court Noble, In Exile, Meiji Bureaucrat